Richard Meier (Newark, New Jersey, 1934) for Swid Powel. Salt and pepper shakers. Nickel silver plated. Signed and stamped on base. Exhibits wear consistent with age and use.

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RICHARD MEIER (Newark, New Jersey, 1934) for Swid Powel. Salt and pepper shakers. Nickel silver plated. Signed and stamped on base. Exhibits wear consistent with age and use. Measurements: 7.5 x 4 x 4 x 4 cm. Pair of salt and pepper shakers conceived as if they were classical columns. Richard Meier is an outstanding architect and abstract artist, author of houses and museums such as the MACBA in Barcelona or the Getty Foundation in Los Angeles. His buildings are clearly recognizable by their orderly and luminous style, and by the use of the color white. He is considered one of the most important working architects, having been awarded the Pritzker Prize and the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects, among others. Other representative works include: The High Museum of Art (Atlanta), the Douglas House (Harbor Springs, Michigan), the Museum of Decorative Arts (Frankfurt, Germany), the Atheneum Building, the Tourist Information Center (New Harmony, Indiana), the Bronx Center for the Mentally Handicapped (New York), the Elementary School (Clifty Creek, Indiana), the Shamberg House (Chappaqua, New York), the Art Center, second expansion (Des Moines, Iowa), the World Trade Center (New York), the Beverly Hills Museum (Los Angeles), the Hypobank International Building (Luxembourg), the Daimler-Benz Research Center (Ulm, Germany), the Jubilee Church (Rome) Seminary and the Teaching Building (Hartford, Connecticut), among others.